"You did well to impress old Giorgio, young lady." Said the [url=https://i.imgur.com/21LQl7w.jpg]fresh faced knight initiate [/url] standing before the great barracks in the center of town. The building was grand, with large banner bearing the same rose symbol emblazoned on the token Maisy carried. Wafting through the doors came the sound of knightly training, the clang of steel on steel and grunts of exertion or exhilarations.

"He used to be the greatest fighter on the continent." The NPC continued with his canned story. "At least, until the Dragon Knight took his arm and broke his pride. Oh, but that's not something you have to worry about now. Just know that if that man saw something in you, I believe it."

Hwy, maybe you can help me out with something..." He said, leaning in.

[hr]

That was his she found herself facing down a gang of tall lizard men in the cliffs around the city, who hissed and chittered at her as she scaled the cliff side to their home.

Coming up over the side she pulled her lance off her back. "Can you guys even just give me back the sword Initiate Arthur lost up here? Or would we still have to fight even if I was level 100 or something?"

When all she got a hiss and a charge she leveled her Lance at it. "I thought not. Video games aren't nearly as complex as I thought." 

Complex or not, though, claws still hurt. She leveled her lance as the charging lizard and surged forward to meet him.